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I'm typing frantically to turn in a 70,000-word manuscript, oh, tonight, but thread is needed and thread will be done for the exciting Nakamura-Ponomariov clash that starts today in St. Louis. They play six classical games (hear that, FIDE?!) and then four rapids. Very different styles of play, both great fighters, both terribly strong. Nakamura's #8 on the current list, former FIDE champ...
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At the Capablanca Memorial in Havana, Cuba three GMs are sharing the lead at half time: David Navara, Le Quang Liem and Dmitry Andreikin. They scored 3/5, half a point more than Vassily Ivanchuk. Cubans Leinier Dominuez and Lazaro Bruzon follow with 2/5 and 1.5/5 respectively. The 46th Capablanca Memorial takes place May 10-21, 2011 [...]
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Grischuk defeated Kramnik after a rapid and blitz tiebreak thriller in Kazan. He will face Gelfand in the Candidates matches finals. Here us a video analysis of the match provided by GM Henrik Danielsen.
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Ponomariov will have white for the first game in his 10-game match against Nakamura. Robson will begin with black against Finegold in the other match. Each match will consist of six games played with a classical time control and four rapid games.
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GM Gelfand qualified for the finals of the Candidates matches. There he will meet Grischuk in direct battle for the World Championship 2012 spot in the final with Anand. Here are all games with video analysis from the semi final with Kamsky.
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5th Metropolitan Chess FIDE Invitational dedicated to Sean Christian Reader concluded this weekend on May 15th. It was organized by Ankit Gupta and directed by Randy Hough and Michael Belcher.
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We have just received two new DVDs: Killer Endgames 1 & 2 . GM Nick Pert presents a series of lessons, categorized according to rating, to familiarise players with basic endgame theory. He provides real-life examples where superior endgame technique has proved to be decisive. Puzzles have been included to test what has been learnt. [...]
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Σκακιστική αναμέτρηση διοργανώνεται στην «Τεχνόπολη» του Δήμου Αθηναίων, με ελεύθερη είσοδο για το κοινό, την Δευτέρα 30 Μαϊου, από τις 5 μμ., στο πλαίσιο των Προφεστιβαλικών Εκδηλώσεων του 1ου Διεθνούς Σκακιστικού...
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KAPPA-52 TOURNAMENT Round 4 on 2011/05/20 at 18:00 Bo. SNo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name SNo. 1 1 IM KAMENETS ANATOLIJ 3 3 KESOGLOU KONSTANTINOS [...]
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KAPPA-52 TOURNAMENT Round 3 on 2011/05/16 at 18:00 Bo. SNo. Name Pts Res. Pts Name SNo. 1 1 IM KAMENETS ANATOLIJ 2 + - - 2 [...]
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Μέσα στο κλίμα του "πολέμου κατά των ναρκωτικών" όπου το 2010 καταγράφηκαν 15.273 δολοφονίες στο Μεξικό, οι Ζαπατίστας, συνεχίζουν ν' αντιστέκονται στο πλιάτσικο και το θάνατο που σκορπά ο νεοφιλελευθερισμός οικοδομώντας...
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Alexander Grischuk showed amazing calmness under pressure to progress to the final of the World Chess Championship Candidates in Kazan. He defeated former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik in a blitz playoff. He will meet Boris Gelfand who finally defeated Gata Kamsky in the blitz after being extremely close to going out. The final starts on Thursday 19th May.
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Alexander Grischuk showed amazing calmness under pressure to progress to the final of the World Chess Championship Candidates in Kazan. He defeated former World Chess Champion Vladimir Kramnik in a blitz playoff. He will meet Boris Gelfand who finally defeated Gata Kamsky in the blitz after being extremely close to going out. The final starts on Thursday 19th May.
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As in the quarter-finals, what had been a sedate, sleepy series of classical games turned into action and adventure in the playoffs. And again, as in the quarter-finals, the rapid phase of Kramnik's tiebreak was a snooze before things heated up in the blitz. But the really exciting match wasn't Grischuk-Kramnik but Gelfand-Kamsky.
After a couple of draws, the third rapid game was a big jolt for...
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Στις φωτογραφίες ο Αλεξάντερ Γκριστσούκ (επάνω) και ο Μπόρις Γκέλφαντ (κάτω), όταν έκαναν τα πρώτα τους τρυφερά βήματα στο σκάκι. Σήμερα, πέτυχαν τις μεγαλύτερες επιτυχίες της καριέρας τους, προκρίθηκαν για τον τελικό...
